Million dollar drink service in Vegas

Top researchers in Las Vegas have discovered the amount of high-end Champagne it takes to make you forget that you just spent $1 million celebrating New Year’s Eve.

Apparently, it’s 30 liters. Give or take 17 more bottles.

At least that’s the message behind a year-ending package at the appropriately named XS Nightclub in Vegas that includes, among other amenities, a 30-liter bottle of Armand de Brignac Champagne. The deal includes VIP seating and drink service — the Empire Collection of Armand de Brignac, a selection of 18 bottles of the chi-chi bubbly that range in size from the usual 750 ml up to 30 liters, the equivalent of 40 standard bottles. (According to a club spokeswoman, the 30-liter bottle weighs about 80 pounds, so you might want to have several waiters at your table.)

The price: $1 million.

Don’t worry if buyer’s remorse kicks in New Year’s Day when you finally wake up. The last part of the package is an all-expenses-paid trip to France to visit the Armand de Brignac’s maison in Chigny-les-Roses, as well as a tour of the private cellars and an opportunity to meet the winemaker.

Being that 30 liters is (roughly) 240 flutes of Champagne, plan on making lots of friends at the club, although that shouldn’t be difficult — a 30-liter bottle of Champagne tends to attract attention, even in Las Vegas.